# CFE awards $893M EPC contract to Andritz-led consortium for hydro plant modernization

Mexico's CFE awarded a $893 million EPC contract to a consortium led by Andritz AG to repower and modernize nine hydro power plants, replacing or modernizing 31 hydro units to increase capacity by 290 MW.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-12-15
- Where: Mexico
- Value: $893.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 290 MW
- Products: hydro power plant modernization
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [ANDRITZ](https://endata.com/companies/2007.md) (supplier)
- [Comisión Federal de Electricidad](https://endata.com/companies/33893.md) (customer)
- [Generadores Mexicanos SA de CV](https://endata.com/companies/59728.md) (partner)
- [Hydroproject de Mexico SA de CV](https://endata.com/companies/59729.md) (partner)
- [Sistemas de Energía Internacional SA de CV](https://endata.com/companies/59730.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [industrialinfo.com](https://www.industrialinfo.com/news/article/mexicos-power-utility-cfe-awards-epc-contracts-worth-more-than-14-billion--305031), 2021-12-15: "CFE completed a tendering process that started last August for the repowering and modernization of nine hydro power plants, awarding a $893 million contract to a consortium formed by the local branch of Andritz AG."

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